Seven union supporters were arrested and charged following an outburst inside a Senate Committee Hearing.

Troopers at the Tennessee Capitol had to forcibly carry out the protestors who were among a group who stood up during the Senate Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday and began chants about what they called “union busting” by the state Legislature.

Most demonstrators left the hearing room after about 30 minutes, but a small group tried to lock arms to keep from being removed.

Troopers pulled the holdouts out of the room one by one, while lawmakers, lobbyists and other observers looked on.

The ones that were arrested were held inside a room right outside the meeting room. They were interrogated by Capitol Police. Those protestors are now facing misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges, and some are facing charges of resisting arrest.

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